The Red Nose Pitbull has a soft red brindle pattern with fawn coat color, or even white parts on the coat. They often have blue eyes to complement this blue brindle coloring and a cute blue nose. The Blue Nose Pitbull has a blue and grey brindle with fawn coat color. The typical coat color mix of a Brindle Pitbull dog can include Black, Light Brown, Fawn, Blue Fawn, Blue and Red.įact: The nose of a dog is also referred to as its ‘leather’. The Pitbull is not the only dog breed to have a brindle coat, they can also occur in French Bulldogs, Boxer dogs and Greyhounds.įact: The Brindle Pitbull’s coat color is known as a Phenotype: a genetic physical trait.īrindle stripes: Think of the pattern of a Tabby Cat. The Brindle pattern varies from dog to dog, and ranges from tiger stripes to more of a soft swirling pattern. Reverse brindle point coloration is the opposite and the coat is mainly lighter marking on top of a darker base colorīrindle pointing: Think of the pattern of a Siamese Cat Normal brindle point coloration is a mainly darker coat color on top of a lighter base color The Brindle coat color in this breed can be alternating stripes or points of Yellow & Red or Black & Brown The base color is normally a fawn, tawny brown or dark brown. ‘Brindle’ describes the dog coat color and pattern: a Tiger Stripe pattern. Pitbull, is the generic name given to a breed of dog that is part of the Bulldog or Terrier breeds, such as the American Staffordshire Terrier or American Pit bull Terrier.Īlthough the Pitbull breed is not registered by the American Kennel Club (AKC), some individual breeds within the Bulldog and Terrier types of dogs are. In 1976, dog fighting was finally banned in all states of America In 1898, the United Kennel Club (UK) recognized the American Pit Bull terrier breed. It is however recognized by the UK Kennel Club and the American Dog Breeders Association.įact: In 1835, Great Britain, UK, introduced Animal Welfare laws and banned blood sports such as bull-baiting and bear-baiting. The American Pitbull Terrier is a purebred dog but it is not recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC). This earned it the nickname ‘The Nanny Dog’. However, shortly after arriving in America, it was realised that this Pitbull mix dog in the right hands actually had a loving and caring nature around children. They are often referred to as a bully breed or dangerous dog breed. They became known by the name American Pitbull Terrier and were recognised as a part of the ‘bull breed. This combined the fierce nature and loyalty characteristics of the Bulldog and the intelligence and cunning nature of the Terrier breed to produce a perfect fighting dog: the Pitbull.įact: The original Old English Bulldogs and the Old English Terriers are both now extinct breeds.Īround 1845, these Pitbull-type dogs soon made it to the US and were specifically bred as fighting dogs.
Old English Bulldogs and Old Terrier dog breeds were crossbred for this purpose During the early 19th century, in the United Kingdom, there was a desire to create strong, fighting dogs for pit fighting, bull baiting, bear baiting and other aggressive-type blood sports entertainment.
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